Follow-up treatment booklet foor - VACOped

PHASE 1Surgery is over - but you are still recuperating!ObjectiveLoadWalkingWalking with crutches requires some practiceat the beginning. Here are some tips to helpyou cope better:3-point walk with crutchesThe height of the crutches should be adjustedindividually. The handle height should beadjusted so that it is at the height of the wristswhen standing up straight and holding thehands down to the sides.1Starting pointMeasureGait training2Place the two lower arm supports one steplength in front of you, the injured leg shouldalso move forwards (root of foot at about thelevel of the line connecting the two supports).3Move your weight onto the supports and setyour healthy leg one step in front of theinjured leg.Make sure that you roll over correctly!Then move your weight to the good leg andrepeat the process, as shown in Figures2 and 3.